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  <h2>Navigating Help Topics</h2>
  <p>You can browse help topics using the <a href="#help_window">Help window</a> or <a href="#help_view">Help view</a>.
  Which one you use is simply a matter of preference; the view is well integrated with the workbench and is good for
  quick help lookups. The Help window, on the other hand, has more real estate and may be preferable for longer
  reading.</p>
  <h3><a name="help_window" id="help_window">Using the Help Window</a></h3>
  <p>The Help window is a window separate from the workbench used exclusively for browsing, searching, and printing
  help. To open the window, select <b>Help &gt; Help Contents</b> from the menu. This opens the help window with the
  Contents view visible, which shows the table of contents.</p>
  <p>To navigate the Help window:</p>
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    <li>Find the topic you want to read in the table of contents by clicking to expand the subtopics.</li>
    <li>Most topics provide a list of links to related topics at the bottom. Follow these links to learn more.</li>
    <li>Use the <img src="../images/backward_nav.svg" alt="Go back" border="0"> <b>Go Back</b> and <img src=
    "../images/forward_nav.svg" alt="Go forward" border="0"> <b>Go Forward</b> buttons to navigate back and forth.
    These behave the same way as in Web browsers.</li>
    <li>Use the <img src="../images/home_nav.svg" alt="Home" border="0"> <b>Home</b> button to return to the help home
    page as shown above.</li>
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  <h4>Maximizing Help Frames</h4>
  <p>The two main frames of the Help window can be maximized to take up the entire window. To maximize a frame, click
  the <img src="../images/maximize.svg" alt="Maximize button" border="0"> <b>Maximize</b> button in the toolbar, or
  double click on the view's title header. To return the view to its original size, click the <img src=
  "../images/restore.svg" alt="Restore button" border="0"> <b>Restore</b> button or double click the title header
  again.</p>
  <h4>Printing Help</h4>
  <p>To print a topic from the Help window:</p>
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    <li>Select the topic in the navigation frame.</li>
    <li>Click the <img src="../images/nav_print.svg" alt="Print button" border="0"> <b>Print</b> button in the Help
    toolbar.</li>
    <li>Select the desired printer settings, and click <b>Print</b>.</li>
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  <h3><a name="help_view" id="help_view">Using the Help View</a></h3>
  <p>The <a href="../concepts/help_view.htm">Help view</a> provides the same features as the Help window, but in the
  same window as the workbench instead of a separate one.</p>
  <h4>Show in Table of Contents</h4>
  <p>While reading a topic, you can find out where the topic is located in the table of contents by clicking the
  <img src="../images/synch_toc_nav.svg" alt="Show in Table of Contents button" border="0"> <strong>Show in table of
  contents</strong> button in the toolbar. This will display the table of contents with the topic highlighted.</p>
  <h3 class="related">Related Concepts</h3><a href="../concepts/help.htm">Help</a><br>
  <a href="../concepts/help_view.htm">Help view</a>
  <h3 class="related">Related Tasks</h3><a href="help_search.htm">Searching help</a><br>
  <a href="help_context.htm">Accessing context-sensitive help</a><br>
  <a href="help_settings.htm">Help display settings</a>
  <h3 class="related">Related Reference</h3><a href="../reference/help_preferences.htm">Help preferences</a>
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